TOP 100 Travel Sites

 

Top 100 Independent Travel Blogs and Websites: Volume 41

We’re Back… with some Changes

Fist of all, I apologize for the delay in updating this list.  I think it’s been nearly four months since I did an update.  The truth is that I’ve been insanely busy.  Between my travel magazine, Brendan’s Adventures, my new Youtube travel video channel, and the fact that I’m travelling through West Africa where access to the internet isn’t exactly on every corner, well, let’s just say keeping up has been a struggle.

Still, I know how important this list is to some of you so I’ve made sure that I set aside a couple days aside to do the update it again.  It really does take me at least a day to do the update.  Luckily this time I had some help from one of my staff members at the magazine who ran all the Alexa score for me which allowed me to focus on the list.

I’ve made some slight changes to the list but nothing major.  For next month I’m hoping to work in some sort of social media score and get rid of the Alexa score all together.

What Changes were Made?

The truth is that most of the changes won’t be seen here on the top of the list but at the bottom.

  • I decided to chop out any site with an alexa score under 1,000,000.  If your site has an alexa score worse than 1,000,000 please assume it has been cut from the math, and feel free to submit again when your blog or website surpasses that mark again.
  • Alexa Score has a slightly lower impact on the scores
  • Again, I’m hoping to phase out, or at least weaken, the alexa score in the future and possibly work in some sort of social media score.

About the Rankings

If you’re new to the rankings you can find out how I score the sites here.  And if you’re interesting in submitting your site you can check the guidelines here.
There are about 400 sites still in the math.

On to the Rankings

Below are this week’s rankings.  I have excluded where everyone was last update because of the length of time between updates.  There are a tonne of new sites on the list they have been marked with a couple **s next to their rank.
Enjoy! There are some wonderful travel sites here:
Rank Website Score
1 Ytravel Blog 92.4175869121
2 Uncornered Market 91.9063394683
3 Land Lopers 91.5239263804
4 Nomadic Matt 91.4243353783
5 Everything Everywhere 91.3865030675
6 The Planet D 91.0887525562
7 Fox Nomad 90.4883435583
8 Wild Junket 90.0973415133
9 Go Nomad 89.5811860941
10 Bacon is Magic 88.4351738241
11 Wandering Earl 88.3415132924
12 Hecktic Travels 88.1775051125
13 Go Backpacking 88.0752556237
14 Adventurous Kate 87.9950920245
15 Beers and Beans 87.9411042945
16 20s Something Travel 87.6104294479
17 Trans-Americas Journey 87.5501022495
18 Ott’s World 87.4032719836
19 Velvet Escape 87.1014314928
20 Green Globe Travel 87.0486707566
21 Hole in the Donut 87.0126789366
22 Wandering Educators 86.9946830266
23 Go See Write 86.8703476483
24 The Travel Dudes 86.6797546012
25 Over Yonderlust 86.5676891616
26 Nomadic Samuel 86.3288343558
27 Almost Fearless 86.2527607362
28 Art of Backpacking 85.9190184049
29 Legal Nomads 85.8257668712
30 Wandering Trader 85.5059304703
31 Traveling Canucks 85.3942740286
32 Dangerous Business 85.3766871166
33 2 Backpackers 85.2339468303
34 Ordinary Traveler 85.0789366053
35 Wild About Travel 85.0298568507
36 Neverending Voyage 84.6650306748
37 Chris Around the World 84.5235173824
38 My Destination 84.4310838446
39 Johnny Vagabond 83.7889570552
40 Inspiring Travelers 83.4879345603
41 Around the World “L” 83.4830265849
42 Globe Trotter Girls 83.0118609407
43 Four Jandals 82.9505112474
44 Finding the Universe 82.6658486708
45 Ali’s Adventures 82.5447852761
46 Inside the Travel Lab 82.5137014315
47 As We Travel 82.4384458078
48 Travels of Adam 82.4245398773
49 That Backpacker 82.3149284254
50 Travel with a Mate 81.8290388548
51 TravMonkey 81.7938650307
52 The Aussie Nomad 81.7218813906
53 Migrationology 81.5844580777
54 Grantourismo 81.4713701431
55** Sophie’s World 81.318609407
56 Travel O Cafe 81.0429447853
57 Our Oyster 81.0208588957
58 Just Travelous 80.9848670757
59** Everywhereist 80.9374233129
60 The Travel Chica 80.8654396728
61** Stop Having a Boring Life 80.7934560327
62 Turkish Travel Blog 80.6560327198
63** Champagne Living 80.563599182
64 Hejorama 80.4204498978
65 A Little Adrift 80.3173824131
66 Indie Travel Podcast 80.2642126789
67 Grounded Traveler 80.199795501
68 No Vacation Required 79.9492842536
69 Don’t Ever Look Back 79.9263803681
70 Wanderlust and Lipstick 79.8196319018
71 My Beautiful Adventures 79.6687116564
72 Travel Wonders of the World 79.500204499
73 Touropia 79.3595092025
74 Maitravelsite 79.2065439673
75 The Vacation Gals 79.1582822086
76 Man on the Lam 79.0961145194
77 Nomadic Chick 79.0147239264
78 Neverending Footsteps 79.0069529652
79** For 91 Days 78.7533742331
80 The Adventures of D 78.7042944785
81** Teaching Traveling! 78.6421267894
82** Overlander TV 78.5357873211
83 Budget Travel Adventures 78.3926380368
84 What’s Dave Doing? 78.1619631902
85 Longest Way Home 77.8413087935
86 Ken Kaminesky 77.7611451943
87** Monkeys and Mountains 77.7055214724
88 Travels with a Nine Year Old 77.6948875256
89 Travelettes 77.6646216769
90 Off Track Planet 77.5574642127
91 Fevered Mutterings 77.5445807771
92** Travel Sex Life 77.5443762781
93 Travel Yourself 77.2057259714
94** Will Peach 77.1329243354
95 Solo Traveler Blog 76.863803681
96 Runaway Jane 76.7476482618
97** Amateur Traveler 76.736196319
98 Delicious Baby 76.6920245399
99 Nerdy Nomad 76.5758691207
100 Runaway Juno 76.5750511247


150 Responses to “TOP 100 Travel Sites”

  1. wheeeeeee! this is fun :P

    August 19, 2010 at 3:03 am Reply
  2. Wahoo! You have made it Brendan. I hope and I’m sure you paid scant attention to the hate mail. I think you make this really fair (and I’m not just saying that because we rank so highly) Even if I was way down the list, I would still show my utmost gratitude to you for all the hard work and time you put into doing this each week. You make it clear what the criteria is and I’m always thinking about what I can do to improve our site to rank high in each category.
    I think because you evaluate content it makes this ranking very credible. Content is King. Good content brings in traffic and keeps your readers coming back.

    Anyway I’m super stoked and cannot believe that we are sitting at number 4 beneath some outstanding blogs.
    Thank you once again. This is fun

    October 20, 2010 at 9:59 am Reply
  3. I’m still amazed how much time you put into this. It must suck up a good part of the day each week. Keep it up. Keep that hate mail flowing!

    October 22, 2010 at 9:19 am Reply
  4. thanks again for all the work you put in to this. I HOPE to have to make you work some some more this week. Going to try to add some SmugMug photo galleries up. Hope to, that is. Thanks again for all you do.

    October 22, 2010 at 1:19 pm Reply
  5. Can not believe someone sent you hate mail. That really signifies that they have lost the plot and should step away from the keyboard till they get it back again.

    October 23, 2010 at 11:26 am Reply
  6. Just wanted to add my thanks for the work you are doing here Brendan. This is a great way to keep up with what various travel blogs are doing on a weekly basis and to come in touch with new folks.

    October 28, 2010 at 10:22 pm Reply
  7. Woohoo Stoked to have made the list! :)

    I can’t imagine the work you have to do to keep up with this! I think I speak for all of us when I say thank you for your hard work.

    November 3, 2010 at 4:19 am Reply
  8. This is such a solid list and such a great resource for us newbie travel bloggers. I can honestly say that I’ve visited each and every site and truly enjoy them. So glad to see that Where is Jenny has joined the ranks. She’s absolutely worthy and it’s come just in time for her fantabulous RTW!

    This has got to be one bear of a task and I’m delivering a big cyber curtsy to you! :)

    November 3, 2010 at 9:08 am Reply
  9. Brendan, awesome job doing this! If you ever visit Malaysia, let me know and I’ll buy you rounds and rounds of beer! So allocate 2 days for this.

    David

    November 3, 2010 at 4:55 pm Reply
    • brendansadventures #

      Hahah… David… I very well may take you up on that!

      November 3, 2010 at 4:57 pm Reply
  10. nice job Brendan! interesting compilation of travel blogs. ~ I enjoyed the quantitative & qualitative approach. I dig it.

    November 4, 2010 at 2:04 am Reply
  11. Thanks for including us on your list. All of the 100 blogs on the list are incredible and unique in their own ways. It is difficult to put a number on all of them. We appreciate being a part of the amazing community. Great work and we always find a new blog to follow when we look down the list.

    November 4, 2010 at 9:18 pm Reply
  12. Thanks for including me on the list !

    November 10, 2010 at 2:53 pm Reply
  13. Thank you so much for including me on your very comprehensive list. I am definitely in good company and am honored to be listed.

    November 10, 2010 at 5:17 pm Reply
  14. Joe #

    good list

    November 10, 2010 at 6:31 pm Reply
  15. Hey Brendan,

    Wow, excellent job compiling this list; it must take a lot of time each week!! And good to see TP being listed as a newbie ;) In fairness though; do we really deserve to be listed? I wouldn’t really call the main TP site a blog, though we do occasionally blog at http://blog.travellerspoint.com . Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to seem ungrateful, because it’s GREAT to be listed, but I also really don’t want to wrongfully be taking some blogger’s spot.

    Anyway, thanks for introducing me to some great new blogs around the way!!

    Sam

    November 11, 2010 at 11:38 am Reply
    • brendansadventures #

      Sam… the list isn’t about blogs! It’s called “The Top100 Independent Travel Sites” No one ever called it a blog list!! :) Welcome to the list!

      November 13, 2010 at 1:55 am Reply
  16. uh oh – i’m slipping!! eek! I am still totally impressed that you pull this off every week! Now if I could just talk to someone over at Alexa. :)

    November 16, 2010 at 6:30 am Reply
  17. So wait, do I actually have to work harder to claw my way back on to the list?? Dammit. Would a sponsorship package get me a higher ranking? ;)

    November 17, 2010 at 10:41 am Reply
    • brendansadventures #

      Hahaha… God I would love a sponsor! lol… and it might work, whatever link I put in the sponsor’s window has been getting about 25 clicks a week! That might boost your Alexa score. lol

      November 17, 2010 at 12:52 pm Reply
  18. Wow. This is so impressive. I am really enjoying exploring your site, which I only just discovered recently, thanks to Barbara at HoleintheDonut, so this is the first time I’ve seen this list. I cannot for the life of me imagine how you do it. I know about a half of these blogs/sites I think, and have trouble trying to read them on a regular basis, so imagining doing that and then compiling a list leaves me gobsmacked! ………… and now I have to explore the ones I don’t already know too! Since my own travel must be mostly vicarious at the moment (if you ignore the fact I am an ex-pat, of course) I am so enjoying seeing the world through the eyes of others! Well done and thanks!

    November 17, 2010 at 11:38 am Reply
    • brendansadventures #

      Thanks for your comment. Yes, putting together the list is definitely work at times. But I get to read some great articles in the process! Hope you continue to enjoy the site!

      November 17, 2010 at 12:54 pm Reply
  19. Thanks for making this list – you’ve filled my rss reader to overflowing with new blogs to follow. I’m going to click right over and add my little blog to your process.

    November 18, 2010 at 5:15 pm Reply
  20. Congratulations to everyone on the list — your determination and hard work has paid off!
    Thanks for the research Brendan.

    November 19, 2010 at 6:56 pm Reply
  21. Is it wrong that one of my goals is to make the list? :P

    Just how long does it take for your alexa score to go up anyhow?

    -T

    November 25, 2010 at 1:14 pm Reply
  22. Thanks so much for your hard work & for including us! Great blogs from hard working peeps!

    I think we are the only family on your list that has been world traveling/blogging non-stop into our 5th year now, so that is pretty thrilling. Half the time we seem to be in locations with no or horrible internet, so between the travel & roadschooling, just getting up a post can be quite the gauntlet. ;) Can’t imagine adding the work of this list.

    One tiny tweak? We are Soultravelers3 and looks like you forgot the 3.

    Thanks so much!

    November 27, 2010 at 12:08 pm Reply
  23. TravelholicA is not there anymore. Sad!

    November 28, 2010 at 9:54 pm Reply
  24. HAAHAH, Brendan, absolutely love the shout-out. Thanks man. B well, Phil

    December 7, 2010 at 10:52 pm Reply
  25. Awesome list! Great to see someone putting the effort into compiling an old school directory list. Reminds me of the interwebs back in the 90′s.

    December 8, 2010 at 1:53 am Reply
  26. You put all this work into this list every week, and people send you hate mail? That’s just so wrong.

    December 8, 2010 at 2:35 am Reply
  27. If your list ever includes travel video sites, maybe take a gander at Tripfilms! Totally agree with this 100 and great work Brendan!

    December 8, 2010 at 3:14 am Reply
    • brendansadventures #

      I include anything travel onto this site!! I’ll add you to the math for next week!!

      December 8, 2010 at 3:19 am Reply
  28. Keep up the great work everyone…and thanks again to Brendan for compiling the list!

    December 10, 2010 at 4:08 am Reply
  29. Thanks Brendan! It seems like most everyone is doing well!

    December 15, 2010 at 12:16 am Reply
  30. This is a goldmine for any traveller. It’s also an ever elusive target for us to strive for!

    December 16, 2010 at 1:12 pm Reply
  31. Ali #

    I’m glad I stayed on the list, thanks! You’re cracking me up with your beauty pageant cat fight with Keith!

    December 22, 2010 at 2:39 am Reply
  32. Abi #

    I’m off to vote – hope you’ve got your fake tan ready and that you’re manicured up to the hilt!

    December 22, 2010 at 8:10 am Reply
  33. this week, after 4 months my site was cut from the math! :( I do update my website every week, but not all updates are shown on the blog page. Anyhow I feel it’s a pity because of the valuable contribution rocky australia travel guide constantly gives to indepedent travellers. Hope to see my site back on the list sometimes in the next future! :) Happy Holidays and thanks for your great work!

    December 22, 2010 at 10:30 am Reply
    • brendansadventures #

      Hi Michela… I’m sure you’ll be back sooner rather than later… your site is a great resource! Happy holidays

      December 22, 2010 at 2:52 pm Reply
  34. Hi i am Anny. I was looking around the web for inspiration — sort of a boost to get me back into writing —
    and your blog, here gave me tons of it. Stoked I stumbled into it.
    Looking forward to keeping up with your posts.

    December 23, 2010 at 5:06 am Reply
  35. Happy holidays to each and everyone of these great travel bloggers ~
    Such a great source of travel info, fun & inspiration!
    Thanks Brendan for pulling it all together :)

    December 24, 2010 at 12:58 pm Reply
  36. Great list — hope to be on it in 2011 (must get A game on!). Thanks for pulling together such a thoughtful and objective list. Definitely check out Tripfilms.com…also my friend @AndiPerullo ‘s travel blog too.

    Charu

    December 29, 2010 at 9:06 pm Reply
  37. Yes!!!!!! We finally made it! Thankyou!
    Mike & Luci recently posted..The Traveling Diva of 2010!

    January 14, 2011 at 4:23 am Reply
    • brendansadventures #

      You guys crushed it this week…

      January 14, 2011 at 4:25 pm Reply
  38. Awesome list! Thanks! We love being included with so many great travel sites.
    jade recently posted..Traveler’s Night In- Australia Edition

    January 14, 2011 at 8:45 am Reply
  39. Is my blog one of the ones for consideration? Just curious if I am still on the list to be considered. It doesn’t really matter because I am unveiling a brand new blog in the next two weeks anyways! :)

    January 14, 2011 at 10:10 am Reply
    • brendansadventures #

      No Jeremy, I actually tossed your blog out because of the ending of that love story… lol. Ya, the site is still in the math. Let me know when the new one flies

      January 14, 2011 at 4:09 pm Reply
  40. Roy #

    Great list Brendan. Looks like I’ve got some reading to do ;)

    January 17, 2011 at 1:38 am Reply
  41. nice list man… been following most of them too :-)
    flip recently posted..Lessons from Strangers

    January 26, 2011 at 2:50 am Reply
  42. alex #

    awesome list! I love finding new travel blogs, and now i’ve got almost 100 to explore… there goes my productivity for the week.

    January 26, 2011 at 10:00 am Reply
  43. Thanks for the update Brendan and the tour looks awesome. I checked it out and would love to do something like that – have fun!
    Bethany recently posted..Traveling Long Term – 8 Things I’ve Learned On The Road

    January 26, 2011 at 5:27 pm Reply
  44. Yay!! I’m so stoked to be on the list finally! And determined to stay there (and move up). Thanks again Brendan for all the work you do on this. Cheers!
    Gillian @OneGiantStep recently posted..Remember That Time…We Visited The Dead

    January 27, 2011 at 12:43 am Reply
  45. Sweeet. Psyched to be in such good company. B well, Phil
    Phil recently posted..A Guide to Music in West Africa- Mali Part III

    February 8, 2011 at 10:05 pm Reply
  46. Great list. Really helps me find content to tweet and Facebook about. Thanks for promoting the competition.

    Cheers,

    Leigh

    February 9, 2011 at 12:22 am Reply
  47. Well done ytravelblog. You guys are doing a great job!

    February 9, 2011 at 2:33 am Reply
  48. As I see I still have to follow many more blogs :) Thanks for the list!
    crazy sexy fun traveler recently posted..THE SKY IN ALICANTE AND ARENALES DEL SOL

    February 9, 2011 at 8:27 pm Reply
  49. Very cool list, Brendan! I already follow many of these, but now I know of even more.
    Michael Figueiredo recently posted..Off the Beaten Path Europe- Gradara- Italy

    February 11, 2011 at 6:51 am Reply
  50. Oh dear. Looks like I’ve got some work to do. Thanks Brendan! Your list is going to keep me reading for the rest of the cold Canadian winter…:>)
    manonthelam recently posted..Paris Love Locks

    February 15, 2011 at 7:11 am Reply
  51. I’m always looking for new travel blogs to follow. This is a great list. I know what I’ll be doing over the next few days.

    February 15, 2011 at 1:43 pm Reply
  52. Yay Travelated made some big moves! Thanks Brendan.

    February 18, 2011 at 8:57 pm Reply
  53. Hah! down to #50. All because I update once a week. It’s all good and great work as usual Brendan :) I always wonder how you manage the time to do this.

    David
    David @ Malaysia Asia recently posted..Light and Water Show Wonder Full at Marina Bay Sands

    February 19, 2011 at 7:44 pm Reply
  54. Wonderful list. Some more blogs for me to follow.
    Charles McCool recently posted..McCool Travel Week in Review – Feb 21 – 25- 2011

    February 26, 2011 at 10:20 pm Reply
  55. Turkey's For Life #

    Hooray, hooray. We’ve finally crept into the lovely company of the top 100. Thanks for the inclusion! :)

    March 11, 2011 at 7:20 am Reply
  56. Lalagee51 #

    If you are looking for an Australian trip check out this

    @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weiPoK76Dkg

    beachside township just
    outside Brisbane

    March 11, 2011 at 10:26 am Reply
  57. Aviewtoathrill #

    I am so excited to have made the top 100! Yippee!! Thanks, Brendan!

    March 11, 2011 at 3:35 pm Reply
  58. Throw my hat in the ring with the new blog – Budget Travel Adventures. I know you know but I have to officially add it! :) http://www.budgettraveladventures.com/

    March 12, 2011 at 1:15 am Reply
  59. Erik Gauger #

    I’d like to add my travel blog for consideration. Thank you!

    Erik
    http://www.notesfromtheroad.com

    March 12, 2011 at 11:29 pm Reply
  60. Great idea – first time I’ve come across this site. How do add my site for consideration?

    March 13, 2011 at 8:10 pm Reply
  61. WOW! We are so excited! We haven’t even launched our new website yet! We have loads of new content on the way. Thanks for including us on this list! Woo Hoo!

    March 14, 2011 at 1:45 pm Reply
  62. Melcook3 #

    Hey Brendan!
    Awesome site you have created and great for the people like us (me really) that come across it! I have now been sitting here for about 1 hour going through your top 100 and there are not just amazing sites on there but the people as well!
    I am a newbie to it all but have my own ‘lil site- http://www.meltravelled.com.au
    (and that is yep…as in Well travelled)

    Check it out and if anyone has any suggestions…feel free to let me know!

    Thankyou for inspiring others!
    M

    March 17, 2011 at 11:58 am Reply
  63. hey really wonderful list thanks for sharing……

    July 14, 2011 at 4:28 pm Reply
  64. Thanks for the update Brendan! A lot of work here, much appreciated!

    July 29, 2011 at 5:10 am Reply
  65. My goal is to get into the Top 100 before the end of the year :)

    August 1, 2011 at 1:51 am Reply
    • Brendan van Son #

      It’s a good goal! Best of luck!

      August 1, 2011 at 2:04 am Reply
  66. Awesome list. I’ve just submitted my travel blog. Hope to make it onto the list soon!

    August 3, 2011 at 11:44 pm Reply
  67. Quite an interesting list! I was glad to see some familiar faces I currently follow as well discovering a few gems.

    Nice work!

    August 30, 2011 at 2:34 am Reply
  68. An awesome list – I swear there is at least one glaring omission :) , but still a pretty damm powerful list!!! Keep kicking a** everybody!
    Skott and Shawna – Get Up & Globe recently posted..Camino de Santiago Week 3: Getting By With a Little Help From Our Friends

    September 1, 2011 at 5:43 pm Reply
  69. Now that is a good list! Found so many travel blogs I need to follow from this list :)
    Jarmo @Arctic Nomad recently posted..Sneak Preview of Angkor Temples

    September 3, 2011 at 9:48 am Reply
  70. I’m sure my tiny blog doesn’t belong on the list, but I wonder how much improvement I would need to get close.
    Erik recently posted..Northern California- Day Four

    October 6, 2011 at 12:31 am Reply
    • Brendan van Son #

      Only one way to find out Erik!! Submit it!

      October 6, 2011 at 6:59 pm Reply
  71. Kudos to you for all of your ventures. My blog is by far not ready for submission, but it is my goal to learn, build, then submit. Thank you!
    Abundant Journeys recently posted..Experience Oceania Cruises

    October 11, 2011 at 3:59 am Reply
  72. excellent post, Brendan!! Fantastic collection. Thank you for sharing it with us. Actually we read lots of them everyday, and of course, yours, is in our top.
    cheers,
    @TACARegional team :)
    TACA Regional recently posted..Fundacion Infantil Ronald McDonald Guatemala y TACA Regional en jornada especial en Puerto Barrios

    October 11, 2011 at 8:47 pm Reply
  73. excellent post, Brendan!! Fantastic collection. Thank you for sharing it with us. Actually we read lots of them everyday, and of course, yours, is in our top.
    cheers,
    @TACARegional team
    TACA Regional recently posted..Fundacion Infantil Ronald McDonald Guatemala y TACA Regional en jornada especial en Puerto Barrios

    October 11, 2011 at 8:50 pm Reply
  74. Nice to see Flipnomad and Nomadic Samuel on the list :D
    Micamyx|Senyorita recently posted..Six Lessons Learned From My White Water Tubing Experience

    October 15, 2011 at 3:59 am Reply
  75. Hi all,
    Great idea putting this list together. We’d also like to be thown in with all the others above. OE Travel Blogs offers unbiased travel reviews and advice from like minded travellers that have been there and done that! First hand reviews and advice, passionate travellers sharing their experiences and recommendations. OE stands for Overseas Experience. Visit http://www.oetravelblogs.com and see what where talking about.
    Cheers
    Nick

    October 22, 2011 at 9:24 am Reply
  76. Sam #

    Well done mate. Excellant information. Out of all the research i have done found yours to be in top 10 in relevence.
    Thank you

    October 31, 2011 at 1:18 pm Reply
  77. Great list, i will now proceed to follow, like, add and subscribe to those i’m not already…. and when i crack the 1 million mark i’ll let you know… just another million to go!

    November 30, 2011 at 8:28 pm Reply
  78. Great list you made there. Hoping for a inclusion in the next edition. ^^

    December 1, 2011 at 2:50 pm Reply
  79. Making this list is my new goal! Love it, wish there were more hours in the day to read them al!
    Chris recently posted..Backpacking Cambodia – Scams to Avoid Part 2

    December 8, 2011 at 5:22 am Reply
  80. Awesome list Brendan. Definitely read most (if not all of those blogs) at the moment. Well worth the effort. Love following along and will see how we get on in the future.
    Cole @ FourJandals recently posted..Stuck at the Airport? Our Top 6 Alternative Airport Boredom Busters

    December 10, 2011 at 1:58 pm Reply
  81. looking forward to make it in this list one day….
    Rahul recently posted..Agra Diaries: Taj Mahal in Moon light

    December 29, 2011 at 5:28 pm Reply
  82. Fun list and great way to keep up with the best travel blogs out there. I found several I hadn’t read before.
    Alexa — 52Perfectdays.com recently posted..Palm Springs Best Happy Hour

    January 13, 2012 at 7:12 pm Reply
  83. A cool list.. certainly adding a few more to my list.
    Anthonee recently posted..Bee inspired (pun intended)

    January 15, 2012 at 7:34 pm Reply
  84. Sam #

    Just got here from Nomadic Samuel’s site; look forward to the next update.
    Sam recently posted..Sioux Falls

    March 5, 2012 at 1:56 am Reply
    • Brendan van Son #

      If the internet starts smartening up the update should come in the next couple days Sam. Thanks for stopping in!

      March 5, 2012 at 3:24 pm Reply
  85. Delighted to have made the list :D Now.. onwards and upwards ;)
    Laurence recently posted..Dealing with bed bugs when travelling

    March 8, 2012 at 7:46 pm Reply
  86. Seems to me that its females and couples that have all the advantages when it comes to travel blogging. Its a cruel world out there!

    March 9, 2012 at 7:55 am Reply
  87. Ish #

    Wonderful list! I do love some of the blogs on there. As We Travel is pretty hot, nice videos. Other than that, Nomadic Samuel is one of my favorite travel blogs. India is his best subject and mexico isn’t far behind!

    March 31, 2012 at 5:54 am Reply
  88. Thanks for the list Brendan – bit of bedtime reading for me there :) @Holgs – not sure about female bloggers having the advantage in travel blogging, I suspect it’s more likely that there are more of us…

    April 1, 2012 at 9:12 pm Reply
  89. Not all are blog sites, check out our website. I’ve been through alot of these blogs and there are alot of interesting reads out there with great advice. Thanks for listing some good ones.

    April 17, 2012 at 2:55 pm Reply
    • Brendan van Son #

      Dean, I state clearly that these don’t have to be blogs mate. “Best travel websites”

      April 17, 2012 at 5:45 pm Reply
  90. Hopefully, I’ll one day crack this list :D
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    May 9, 2012 at 1:38 pm Reply
  91. I just love the bit where you encouraged us to ‘burn our jockstraps’. I am with you brendan. Let’s get the word out there.

    May 20, 2012 at 3:56 am Reply
  92. Love the list. Since I’m a newby, I’m really checking out how to do this travel-website thing right and taking notes! I love Solo Traveler Blog. I hope to be on your list one day!

    May 22, 2012 at 3:45 pm Reply
  93. Wow… It’s a great list :) Thanks for sharing.

    June 2, 2012 at 8:10 am Reply
  94. It was really great to see such a great list of travel bloggers

    I really like few of them and good to see that really a good work has been done to collect all these sties

    thanks

    June 5, 2012 at 6:53 am Reply
  95. Danyelle Franciosa #

    What a great huge list. Travel blogs is one of my interest to visit because I love to know more about different places. I will check this out and thanks a lot for the huge list.

    June 7, 2012 at 11:40 pm Reply
  96. Thanks for listing some good ones…
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    June 17, 2012 at 2:04 pm Reply
  97. Elizabeth #

    Nice list, but comparing your being ignored by the online travel community to the oppression women have faced throughout all of human history is ludicrous. Maybe you should take some time off of you travel writing and touch up on you history, dude.

    June 18, 2012 at 12:19 pm Reply
    • Brendan van Son #

      Haha Elizabeth… I suppose that you missed the sarcasm involved?

      June 18, 2012 at 3:52 pm Reply
  98. is it just me or do all the links just map back to this website?
    Dave from A Couple Travelers recently posted..Fugakyu, Boston, Restaurant Review

    June 18, 2012 at 8:47 pm Reply
    • Brendan van Son #

      Dave – Click the links, they’ll take you to the blog’s page with links to the specific travel blog.

      June 18, 2012 at 8:56 pm Reply
  99. Elizabeth #

    Haha Brendan…then you should probably stick to travel writing, as satire is not your forte. Cheers!

    June 20, 2012 at 8:29 am Reply
    • Brendan van Son #

      Hahaha, thanks Elizabeth.

      June 20, 2012 at 2:29 pm Reply
  100. Okay seriously, what the hell does a guy have to do to get on your damm list. We tell you that you have a nice smile, your photos are all pretty… we read YOUR blog all the time… how much lower need we sink Brendan??? :)
    Skott and Shawna – Get Up & Globe recently posted..Sailing The San Blas Islands – A Caribbean Dream

    July 13, 2012 at 3:41 am Reply
  101. Great list. Thank you for sharing. Our site has been around some time but we have a lot of media in addition to our blog. Our Alexa ranking is moving up nicely so I look forward to being included on an upcoming list. :)

    August 4, 2012 at 6:14 pm Reply
  102. Great list Brendan, looking forward to seeing how our newbie blog gets ranked?
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    August 13, 2012 at 4:59 am Reply
  103. Very thorough list, thanks for sharing these. Hopefully we will make the list in future.
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    August 15, 2012 at 7:51 pm Reply
  104. Car Hire Assistant #

    We all know the large travel blogs, but, so many niche travel sites are overlooked. It is great to see you highlighting a handful of your favourites, given I believe that most of these niche travel sites are a better read than some of the ‘canned’ efforts by some, but not all, of the larger sites. I think more website owners should include a section of their favourite blogs and/or travel sites.

    August 26, 2012 at 10:38 am Reply
  105. HoTwirE #

    This is a good list Brendan.Most of these bloggers love travelling and their passion shows in their articles.They cant wait to tell their adventures.

    September 4, 2012 at 8:26 pm Reply
  106. Thanks for taking the time to compile this list. I am just starting out on the road of travel blogging. It’s interesting to see that many of the higher ranked blogs, at least to my eyes (old though they may be), contain content that is quite inferior to some lower down the list. Hmm….

    September 28, 2012 at 10:43 pm Reply
  107. I’ll be part of this list soon!

    October 2, 2012 at 4:15 pm Reply
  108. Great list :) , Lots of awesome blogs to read. Also gives me something to aspire to, to one day be on the list :D
    Brendon of Nerd Travels recently posted..What To Pack For A 6 Month Backpacking Adventure In Latin America.

    October 8, 2012 at 5:56 am Reply
  109. This is one heck of a list. I will do my best to visit as many of those sites as possible. I love travel sites!

    October 31, 2012 at 2:11 am Reply
  110. I’ll be part of this list someday!

    November 30, 2012 at 3:02 am Reply
  111. Thanks very much for putting this list together! I just started blogging a couple of months ago and this will be very helpful for me to see who else is out there and to be inspired by others’ experiences & websites. Thanks again!
    Lauren recently posted..On the Road in India – Traffic Jam!

    December 3, 2012 at 3:32 am Reply
  112. Ouch…. from #20+ to out of the list… need to work hard now! :)
    David @ Malaysia Asia recently posted..Korean Golden Disk Awards in Malaysia

    December 8, 2012 at 2:44 pm Reply
  113. Great list! I’ve visited a lot of these sites and they are fantastic, worth of their top 100 spot
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    December 11, 2012 at 3:20 pm Reply
  114. Agueda #

    I’ve read a few your post before but never commented. Thanks for the information.

    December 22, 2012 at 9:44 pm Reply
  115. Spencer #

    Interesting update. There are some new sites I hadn’t previously known about before. That is the beauty of this list though. Always something new!

    January 2, 2013 at 2:05 am Reply
  116. Cath #

    Excellent list! There is such a wealth of travel stories and information here. I’ll never get any work done now!

    January 2, 2013 at 2:30 am Reply
  117. Sab #

    Fantastic list, the only problem is that I’m not on it ;)
    One day… until then I keep dreaming…
    Keep up the good work, Brendan!

    January 14, 2013 at 4:32 pm Reply
  118. Oo gosh, what an update :) Just dropped by to see if this was still going – thanks for the effort (and for shifting me up around 50 places!)
    Laurence recently posted..2012 in review – the photo edition

    January 23, 2013 at 7:43 am Reply
  119. Nida #

    Excellent list! I could spend hours going through these blogs! Good job!

    January 23, 2013 at 8:33 pm Reply
  120. Prabhanjam India It Solutions #

    wow.. It’s a great list.. Really thanks for u..

    January 29, 2013 at 6:44 am Reply
  121. Do Dham Yatra #

    This is very good list .

    February 1, 2013 at 12:06 pm Reply
  122. Christian #

    Great list! I’m constantly coming back to check it out.
    Christian recently posted..Instamerica: Savannah, Georgia

    February 23, 2013 at 5:59 pm Reply
  123. Excellent list of travel blogs here. Very comprehensive. To be honest this is perhaps the best list ever compiled. I need to save this page and look at some of the blogs. It’s going to take a while. Well done for this awesome compilation Brandon. By the way, I am sending you an email and I think I meet the criteria for inclusion. Kindly consider it.

    Best wishes
    Shalu
    Shalu Sharma recently posted..Visiting Golghar in Patna

    February 25, 2013 at 10:44 pm Reply
  124. Travelgurumantra #

    Its a nice post. I too wanted to be part of this list. Thanks

    March 9, 2013 at 11:10 am Reply
  125. Jonathan Kraft #

    Would love to connect up with you sometime! Drop us a line when you’re in or near Denver!
    Jonathan Kraft recently posted..The Four Seasons Denver: My Next Door Neighbor

    March 23, 2013 at 6:10 am Reply
  126. letantung #

    Great list!

    April 4, 2013 at 7:30 am Reply
  127. Just noticed you’ve included us. Yay! And thanks :)
    Sophie recently posted..World at a Glance: Frank Zappa in Vilnius

    April 4, 2013 at 12:51 pm Reply
  128. Ganim #

    Great work.Thanks for the information

    May 8, 2013 at 6:49 pm Reply

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